30 Facts About Christian Borle

Christian Dominique Borle was born on October 1,1973 and is an American actor and singer.

Christian Borle starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos, which earned him a Tony nomination.

Christian Borle's first leading role on Broadway was Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Christian Borle portrayed Orin Scrivello in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.

Christian Borle has been nominated for five Tony awards and won twice, and he won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album for the original cast recording of Some Like It Hot in 2024.

Christian Borle was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Andre Bernard Christian Borle, a professor of physiology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Christian Borle attended the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in 1995.

Christian Borle was next cast as Willard Hewitt in the first national tour of Footloose, which opened on December 15,1998, at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.

Christian Borle left the production after two months to reprise his role of Willard Hewitt in the Broadway production of Footloose in June 2000.

Christian Borle was the dance captain and understudy for several characters for the short-lived 2002 musical Amour.

Christian Borle appeared in a 2003 advertisement for the California-based online auction company eBay.

Christian Borle married his co-star, actress Sutton Foster, who had played Millie, in September 2006.

Christian Borle performed in Monty Python's Spamalot, in which he originated a number of roles, including Prince Herbert, the Historian, Not Dead Fred, A French Guard, and Sir Robin's Minstrel.

Christian Borle's performance earned him a 2005 Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Broadway.

Christian Borle is known for originating the role of Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde on Broadway, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Christian Borle appeared in a workshop production of a new play titled Peter and the Starcatcher in 2009.

Christian Borle played Bert in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins, replacing Adam Fiorentino in the role on October 12,2009, and then left the cast on July 15,2010.

On February 25,2011, it was announced that Christian Borle had joined Steven Spielberg's new NBC pilot Smash with Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Brian d'Arcy James, and Megan Hilty.

Christian Borle was a member of the original cast in the Regional and Off-Broadway productions of Peter and the Starcatcher that ran until April 24,2011.

Christian Borle reprised the role of "Black Stache" on Broadway in April 2012, where his performance earned him his second Tony Award nomination and first win as Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Christian Borle ended his run in the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher on June 30,2012, ahead of taping for Smash, which began in August 2012.

Christian Borle was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance.

Christian Borle made an appearance with his former wife, Sutton Foster, in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Christian Borle made his directorial debut with Popcorn Falls, which premiered at the Riverbank Theatre in Marine City, Michigan.

Christian Borle won a Lucille Lortel Award and has been nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance.

Christian Borle originated this role on Broadway through the show's end on December 30,2023, at the Shubert Theatre.

Christian Borle won a Grammy in 2024 for the original cast recording of Some Like It Hot in the Best Musical Theater Album category.

Christian Borle took over the role from his Falsettos co-star Andrew Rannells who originated the role in London and dropped out of the Broadway production before it opened.

Christian Borle met actress Sutton Foster in college and they married on September 18,2006.

In 2012, Foster said that she and Christian Borle remain friends and continue to support and appear in each other's work.